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1.
Ceramic is clay that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it becomes hard.
...~ tiles.
...items made from hand-painted ~.
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2.
Ceramics are ~ ornaments or objects.
...a collection of Chinese ~s.
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3.
Ceramics is the art of making artistic objects out of clay.
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